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With: Jayce Bartok, Amie Carey, Nicky Katt, Ajay Naidu, Parker Posey, Giovanni Ribisi, Samia Shoaib, Dina Spybey, Steve Zahn
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Written by: Eric Bogosian, based on his play
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Directed by: Richard Linklater
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MPAA Rating: R for strong language including sex and drug references, teen drinking and brief nudity
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Running Time: 120
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Date: 02/07/1997
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Surliest Convenience
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Based on a play by Eric Bogosian, Richard Linklater's SubUrbia (1996) follows in a straight line from Linklater's own Slacker and Kevin Smith's Clerks, but its wiry, pent-up seriousness makes it a little less fun that its predecessors, yet no less thought-provoking. Four friends — Jeff (Giovanni Ribisi), his girlfriend Sooze (Amie Carey), ex-Air Force Tim (Nicky Katt), and wannabe filmmaker Buff (Steve Zahn) — regularly hang out near a convenience store and drink. Tonight they are waiting to see their old friend, Pony (Jayce Bartok), who left town and became a rock star. Of course, this brings up a combination of excitement and jealousy, muddled by the fact that Pony's publicist Erica (Parker Posey) tags along, as does Sooze's friend, ex-alcoholic Bee-Bee (Dina Spybey). Like most movies based on plays, this one is talky, but Linklater's loose, organic flow keeps things feeling cinematic.
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